Andrade v. Medeiros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS HERICO ANDRADE, ) ) Petitioner ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 20-10733-DPW SUPERINTENDENT SEAN MEDEIROS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER September 9, 2021 This federal habeas corpus petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

arises from the June 2015 state court conviction of Herico Andrade for first degree murder. During Mr. Andrade’s trial, the prosecutor successfully introduced grand jury testimony as prior inconsistent statements for several witnesses who the judge determined to be feigning memory loss. The prosecutor used leading questions to…